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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Shall Ratify? The People or the States?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the term "American" mean to William Priest?
(a) A white man descends from a native of Europe.
(b) An Indian or one of the New World "aborigines".
(c) Someone who pledges to support the new government.
(d) Any person living in the New World.

2. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Dr. Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

3. Where does the Constitution go after it is signed in Philadelphia?
(a) To Congress, who recommends it to the states for ratification.
(b) To Congress for ratification.
(c) To state governors for their approval, then to Congress.
(d) To the individual states for ratification.

4. Which issue tie up the Convention proceedings for days?
(a) How states elect members of the Senate.
(b) How states are allowed to veto Congressional decisions.
(c) How states are to be governed.
(d) How states are to be represented in Congress.

5. Which delegate is vehemently opposed to the clause in the Virginia Resolves that gives the national legislature authority to veto laws they judge improper?
(a) Elbridge Gerry.
(b) Patrick Henry.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) John Dickenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are foreign visitors to America surprised they don't see more frequently?

2. Who creates a dictionary to capitalize on the uniqueness of the American language?

3. Which delegate proposes that the positive vote of seven states constitutes ratification of the Constitution?

4. By August 30th, what date has been set for the final adjournment?

5. Which delegate makes the motion that an address to the people accompanies the Constitution?

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